Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 04:46:21 -0600 (MDT)
From: Frank Deglman
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20000517
                          WEDNESDAY MAY 17 2000
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                                          ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Gillespie	Stubbs,Doherty     SPIcam     5/17-18  21:55  23:55
		Miknaitus,Deglman
 INST        SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS    DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
EN01/S     20:58 05:02    -   6.1   -    0    -   2.0   -    -    0
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                              ACTIVITY LOG
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
Observing Specialist: deglman
The IRSC stalled on start up.  Had to power cycle it twice to get running.
DIMM was not opened due to a continually overcast sky.
Further engineering work.  Did not open on schedule due to clouds.  Opened
at 21:55 under an overcast sky.  Did pinhole testing and cloud flats at
various rotations using SPIcam.  Closed at 23:55.
Used newest version of TCC software a moderate amount.  Had several very
delayed slews (from Remark) of a few minutes in some cases.  Noted in
MCNode.
The recently repaired NA2 guider and NA2 rotator exhibited no unusual
problems.
                            OBSERVER COMMENTS
                                FOCUS LOG
                             MAY 17 2000
Time   Instrument   Focus     Az  El   #Temp     Dir  MPH  filt   FWHM "
#First temp is air, second temp is telescope.
                                 WEATHER
                             MAY 17 2000
                               Wind
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip.
     18:01    52     7     22   253  (WSW)   2512    overcast    none
     19:01    51     6     26   250  (WSW)   1929    overcast    none
     20:01    49     4     24   266  (W)     1614    overcast    none
     21:01    50     4     22   264  (W)     2043    overcast    none
     22:01    50     2     16   300  (WNW)   1972    overcast    none
     23:01    50     3     17   277  (W)     1164    overcast    none
     00:01    49     4     11   267  (W)      977    overcast    none
     01:01    49     2     18   271  (W)     1039    overcast    none
     02:01    48     2     20   270  (W)     1150    overcast    none
     03:01    47     1     11   266  (W)     1135   mstly cldy   none
     04:01    46     0     19   270  (W)     1219   mstly cldy   none
note: the wind was coming from the azimuth listed.  The convention
used is north=0 degrees, east=90 degrees.  The dust count is particles
> 1 micron per 0.1 cu. ft.
                             TELESCOPE STATUS
Primary, secondary, and tertiary mirrors in place and collimated.
Primary support system operational.  Mirror ventilation system in
place.  Telescope drives operational.  Current Remark version: 2.55b5.
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b27.  Current TCC version
is 2.2.9b2.
- frank